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Unit 4 Pretest

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

integral

a)

simple

b)

beyond what is reasonable

c)

necessary to the whole

d)

one-sided

2.

commensurate

a)

overly valued

b)

remembered

c)

secondary

d)

in proportion

3.

chide

a)

approve

b)

scold

c)

joke

d)

remind

4.

yen

a)

strong desire

b)

acceptance

c)

gladness

d)

dislike

5.

diabolic

a)

excessive

b)

mischievous

c)

odd

d)

wicked

6.

scenario

a)

fiction

b)

comparison

c)

imagined sequence

d)

scenic view

7.

coalition

a)

union

b)

cure-all

c)

injury

d)

conduct

8.

noxious

a)

unnecessary

b)

excessive

c)

disorgainzed

d)

harmful to health

9.

connotation

a)

disapproval

b)

law

c)

suggested meaning

d)

standard for judgment

10.

dilapidated

a)

ill-fed

b)

broken-down

c)

stubborn

d)

improved

11.

panacea

a)

cure-all

b)

state of uncertainty

c)

reward

d)

false medicine

12.

utilitarian

a)

useless

b)

built-in

c)

practical

d)

beautiful

13.

deplore

a)

command

b)

disapprove of

c)

encourage

d)

prevent

14.

atrophy

a)

weaken

b)

reward

c)

expand

d)

strengthen

15.

unprecedented

a)

overly noticeable

b)

without authority

c)

unexpected

d)

having never happened before

16.

mitigate

a)

make worse

b)

make less severe

c)

remove

d)

hide

17.

deprivation

a)

lack of a basic necessity

b)

depth

c)

disapproval

d)

privacy

18.

imperative

a)

thoughtful

b)

more harmful than at first evident

c)

likely

d)

necessary

19.

objective

a)

useful

b)

poorly supported

c)

based on facts

d)

emotional

20.

exacerbate

a)

make worse

b)

remove

c)

bring closer

d)

strengthen

21.

rejuvenate

a)

set free

b)

grow

c)

refresh

d)

make easier

22.

exorbitant

a)

absorbent

b)

excessive

c)

quarrelsome

d)

well-timed

23.

decorum

a)

correctness in manners

b)

talent

c)

repayment

d)

indirect remark

24.

facilitate

a)

approve

b)

serve

c)

make easier

d)

clear from blame

25.

synchronize

a)

spread throughout

b)

separate

c)

reduce

d)

cause to occur together

26.

espouse

a)

prolong

b)

support

c)

delay

d)

marry

27.

extricate

a)

run away

b)

confuse

c)

free from difficulty

d)

complicate

28.

tenuous

a)

weak

b)

boring

c)

showy

d)

well-supported

29.

exhilaration

a)

freedom

b)

thirst

c)

wisdom

d)

gladness

30.

orthodox

a)

firm

b)

favorable

c)

traditional

d)

new

31.

assimilate

a)

exercise

b)

adjust to a culture

c)

examine

d)

ease the progress of

32.

inherent

a)

built-in

b)

plain

c)

common

d)

local

33.

unilateral

a)

late

b)

demanding

c)

having authority

d)

one-sided

34.

demeanor

a)

choice

b)

disguise

c)

conduct

d)

method

35.

dissipate

a)

strengthen

b)

scatter

c)

blame

d)

collect

36.

nonchalant

a)

casual

b)

uncertain

c)

careful

d)

frozen

37.

denunciation

a)

concern

b)

approval

c)

manner of speaking

d)

act of condemning

38.

unassuming

a)

slow

b)

modest

c)

cautious

d)

thorough

39.

indolent

a)

poor

b)

about to happen

c)

lazy

d)

hot

40.

belligerent

a)

quarrelsome

b)

musical

c)

most important

d)

humble

41.

proficient

a)

proud

b)

wise

c)

skilled

d)

well-known

42.

annihilate

a)

guide

b)

misunderstand

c)

carry out

d)

destroy

43.

criterion

a)

philosophy

b)

standard for judgment

c)

political theory

d)

state of mind

44.

vindicate

a)

clear from blame

b)

ridicule

c)

escape

d)

formally question

45.

emanate

a)

go above

b)

run through

c)

go down

d)

come forth

46.

holistic

a)

democratic

b)

secretive

c)

emphasizing the whole

d)

little-known

47.

subversive

a)

being a servant

b)

acting to overthrow

c)

willing

d)

planning to build

48.

staunch

a)

loyal

b)

in doubt

c)

proud

d)

easy to handle

49.

analogy

a)

original

b)

sample

c)

summary

d)

comparison

50.

placebo

a)

standard

b)

harmless substance used as medicine

c)

wish

d)

whole